Sleeping patterns in month 2

Since the confinement lady left on 15 Apr, I have been managing at home, at times with E's presence but mostly on my own. Transition is not an easy phase... And even if this is 2nd time round, all the things are still slightly different. Now that we have come to the end of one month alone, I think I am managing alight now. Definitely there are up days and down days... But EJ has slowly turned out to be more predictable...especially with his sleeping patterns. It was somewhat trying between week 5-7. He was glued to my arms for almost all the naps and was impossible to put down but somehow in week 8-9, there was a turning point. :) he turned out to love his cot/playpen after all. 

Initial attempts to let him sleep unswaddled.... 2/10 success

Attempts to let him sleep in prone by himself... 1/10 success

Loves napping in arms... 9/10 success

Knocked out at gramps' home... Must be exhausted after visit to eye doctor

Knocked out with jiejie - both in their own worlds...

Swaddling helps a great deal. I must thank Ah Yee for handing down her two swaddles. I decided to swaddle him for his naps again, sometime last week and it seemed to work magic! Well, some magic at least. 

Swaddle magic - 9/10 success. He is usually a one-arm swaddler. :)

I also lowered the blinds in the room, so it appears slightly darker and not bright and cheery. And then I laid him sideways.  I don't shush much but I just tapped him a little (depends on my mood) and then I leave the room. On good days, he popped off on his own. On bad days or times, he wailed non-stop. But I tried to avoid carrying him in my arms. I carried him upright for a little until he quietened before lying him down again. And sometimes I repeat the cycle again and again and again.